Judges who convicted Knox say murder wasn’t planned, but prosecution’s case was strong

Reasons for Knox guilty verdict released in Italy

ROME — The judges who convicted Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate in Italy say the American student and her co-defendant in the case acted without any planning or resentment against their victim.

The judges said Knox and co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito showed a “sort of repentance” when they covered the naked body of Meredith Kercher after the 2007 murder.

But the judges also say there were no holes or inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case against the two.

The judges on Thursday released the reasons behind the Dec. 5 guilty verdict in Perugia.

The Seattle woman was sentenced to 26 years in jail, while Sollecito received a 25-year sentence. Both have insisted they are innocent.